You cannot ask for much more than a solid 4-2 road trip through Boston and Tampa Bay. I am very pleased with how the offense woke up and took charge of the latter two games in Tampa Bay.

However, I need to be very clear about one thing as the home opener draws near. It is imperative that the Yankees lay a beating on the Angels this week and next week out west. The Angels are 2-5 and are clearly not the same team that they were a few years ago. The last thing on Earth I want is for the Yankees to play any meaningful games with the Angels late in the season. Let’s dispose of them now and be done with it.